Swinging sign



DC. 29, 1931. v MARSH 1,838,230

SWINGING SIGN Filed March 21, 1929 Patented Dec. 29, 1931 UNITED STATESHARRY V. MARSH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SWINGING SIGN Application filedMarch 21, 1929. Serial No. 348,772.

The present invention relates to a suspended placard, generally of sheetmaterial, and

possessing vertical planes at right angles to one another.

Such a device in the present instance comprises two blanks, one the mainblank, and the other a secondary blank which is adapted to be disposedat right angles to said first blank.

The purpose of the invention is to'provide a novel hanging sign having aplurality of wings, i. e., four, which attract attention from allangles. Such a suspended sign is adapted to pick up a current of aircoming from any direction whereby there is imparted thereto a movementwhich rotates the sign upon a string or other pivoting flexible support.

Included in the objects of the invention are a novel device of thecharacter described, an

unique arrangement of tongues and slots for the joining of the twoblanks one to the other, and an unique provision of interlocking memberswhereby the two blanks will be maintained in their proper assembledrelation.

These objects, and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, areobtained by the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of theseveral elements which constitute the single form of the inventionillustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank from which the majormember is formed;

Figure 2 is a plan view of a blank for the minor member which is adaptedto be inserted into and transversely of the major member; and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the assembled device, various tabs andlocking mem- 4 bers not normally visible in such view being shown indotted lines.

Like reference characters are used to designate similar parts in thedrawings and in the description of the invention which will now begiven.

In Figure 1, there is a body member 10 which has an upper section overwhich the principal advertising subjects are adapted to be spread.Usually such printing is the same onboth sides of the device. This isnot a limitation to the invention for the advertising subjects may bedifferent without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Through the top of the device is a perforation or aperture 11 in which astring 12 shown in Figure 3 is adapted to be inserted and secured, suchstring 12 being adapted to be attached'at its free end to a permanenthook, nail or other object whereby to permit of the sign being suspendedin mid air with out any portion thereof impinging any obect.

The bottom of the body member 10, by a vertically extending slot 13, isdivided into wings 14 and 15, and beneath the slot 13 is a "a transversesection 16 of the material in the form of an extension. Such transversesection 16 is also adapted to carry advertising, as well as are each ofthe wings 14 and 15.

The slot 13 comprises a removed portion of "7 the material of theplacard and has at its upper end a narrow vertical slit 17, and at itslower end, a narrow vertical slit 18 terminating in a transverse slit19.-

Reference should now be had to Figure 2. In the blank there shown, thereare two wings 25 and 26, each wing being adapted to carry advertisingmaterial. The advertising material should not be continuous across thetwo wings 25 and 26 but should be complete so on each wing as this blankis adapted to be divided into the wings 25 and 26 by its insertion intoand through the slot 13 of the major placard blank.

On the upper edge of'wings 25 and 26, are 5 tabs 27 and 28. These aretriangular portions separated by a slit 29.

At the bottom of the minor blank, there is an extension from the wings25 and 26 comprising a main tongue 30 which terminates in a shoulder 31dividing it from a minor tongue 32 which minor tongue comprisessubstantially a square, integral with the part 30. The edge of shoulder31 is substantially parallel with the slit 29.

The minor member, like the major member, is adapted to be printed uponboth sides, and when inserted into the main member, provides therewitheight panels of advertising, two on each side of each wing, one or more106 minor member in correct assembled relation at the top of said minormember.

In the further assembly of the device, and anterior to or concurrentlywit-h the inter locking of the two blanks at the top otthe minor member,the tongue 32 comes in contact with the extension 16 of the device.Thereupon the integral tab 30 and 32 is turned outwardly "to a rightangle, so that the rectangular section 32 thereof passes I go throughthe slit 19. The slit 18 closely impinges the bottom portion ofthe'material be tween the Wings and 26.

Such insertion of the tab 32 terminates when the shoulder 31-impingesthe material 6 5 of member 15, the shoulder being beyond the linearextent of slit 19. When this impingment occurs, the member comprisingthe wings 25 and 26 is firmly locked by said shoul- V der 31 at 'rightangles to the main member,

7 3 and in such assembled relation an accidental dislocation of the twoblanks is practically impossible. V

W hen so assembled and suspended from the string 12, the device isadapted to'be rotated by a breeze which happens to strike it. The

various wings 14 and 15, and 25 and 26, are

adapted to respond to any suitable air current.

When desired, the member 27 may be elim- Y inated, without departingfrom the spirit of V the invention, this omission merelyfacilitatblanks, one having a string for suspension and receiving thesecond blank transversely thereof, there being a main slit in one blankto receive the other blank, said main slit having extensions, and saidsecond blank having extensions interlocking with said slit extensions.

5. A placard for suspension comprising a main blank having a main slitterminating in minor slit extensions, and a minor blank insertablethrough said main slit and having extensions of material engaging theextensions-oi said slit.

6. The placard described in claim 5 and in which an extension of thematerial of said minor blank is articulated for engagement with anextension from said main slit.

HARRY. V. MARSH.

ing assembly, but providing a more loosely or associated assembly.

7 I claim:

1. A suspended placard comprising two blanks, one having a string forsuspension and receiving the second blank transversely thereof, therebeing a slit in one blank to admit the second blank, said second blankhaving a tongue interlocking with said slit.

2. A suspended placard comprising two blanks, one having a string forsuspension and receiving the second blank transversely thereof, therebeing a slit in one blank having v a transverse extension, said secondblankhav- G tical plane, one having a string for suspension and a slotfor receiving the second blank transversely thereoflthere being a slitin one .ofsaid blanks, and extensions upon said second blank to beinserted 'into said slit. 1. A suspended placard comprising two

